Join the Center for Health Decision Science (CHDS) for a virtual Seminar with Jytte Nielsen from Newcastle University exploring preferences regarding the trade-off between sensitivity and specificity in screening and diagnostic tests. For a given test, increasing sensitivity, detecting more true positives, comes at the expense of decreasing specificity, giving more false positives. Nielsen will...
Talk 1 Bryan Bryson, PhD (Adjunct Associate Professor, Phillip and Susan Ragon Career Development Professor, MIT) Talk Title: "Meet the Bryson Lab" Talk 2 Yan Yan, PhD (Catteruccia Lab) Talk Title: "Mapping the transitions and interactions of malaria parasites in mosquitoes" THIS SPEAKER WILL BE IN PERSON IN FXB 301. The event will be hybrid. THE...
Please join the Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health and the Department of Environmental Health for a talk by Zorana Jovanovic Andersen, PhD, of the University of Copenhagen. Dr. Andersen will discuss “Health effects of air pollution in the Danish Nurse Cohort and Danish Nationwide Administrative Cohort: An overview.” This event will be held...
Join the Center for Health Decision Science (CHDS) for a virtual Seminar with Susan Chilton from Newcastle University. Chilton's presentation reports on the results of experimentally testing the external validity of the veil of ignorance established in "Citizen Preferences and BCA: A Model of Willingness-to-Pay behind a Veil of Ignorance," which established a theoretical model...
On Thursday, May 15, 2025 get away from it all with a community-wide Spring Stroll through the Arnold Arboretum. Open to everyone! Ride together: Meet at 1 p.m. outside Kresge and take the #39 bus to the Arboretum Meet at the Arboretum: Meet at 1:30 p.m. at the main gate: 125 Arborway, Boston, MA 02130 Organizers:Office...
Generative AI has proven to reliably and rapidly develop code and data analysis. Advancements in technology have provided in-built containers for running of generated code within the AI environment, providing a streamlined experience for rapid exploratory data analysis. This workshop aims at providing instruction on Harvard generative AI resources, best practices, and understanding of the...
Application Deadline: May 26, 2025 Program runs on-site: June 3 – 6, 2025 STRENGTHEN THE CAREER PATH OF FEMALE EXECUTIVES Health care executives must overcome diverse and complex challenges to improve the health of patients and populations. In an industry of escalating demands to improve quality and access while managing costs, addressing these issues requires...
